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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Firmware 1.2.1 for the 5D Mark III in the Wild

« on: April 26, 2013, 03:09:59 PM »

All the same, think I'll wait.. 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 03:01:55 PM »

Yellow Rumped Warbler~

Fabulous shots Ken, all of them.
Where were they taken? There's certainly a great diversity there, must be a lot of food available.
Cheers Brian

Thank you very much Brian!  Most of these ones were taken near my home in Mount Dora, FL.  All of these last ones were on Lake Dora... Lots of Alligators too!  Mating season and they are going crazy!  They're all over the place..   Saw a Great Blue Heron standing on top of one a couple days ago, pounding the gator's head with his beak!!  Sadly, I was on a quick run to pick the kids up from school and didn't have any gear with me... I never think of pulling out my iPhone for a quick photo, that would have worked I suppose...

Funny to see anyway!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:58:37 PM »

Ken,
Love your BIF shots. I tried it once and only got a blurry blob

Thanks!  Ha ha, I've got my fair share of "Blob in Flight" shots!! 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:57:12 PM »

Great Blue Heron~
In Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

Great shots, the eyes are nicely in focus. Sometimes its tough to get a cleanly focused eye of a bird in flight.

I agree, that's the hardest part, I need to get a decent gimbal instead of messing around and relying on my hand held skilz...

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:55:48 PM »

I call this bub "Fat Boy". I've been trying to get a shot of a pelican like this for a while now...one finally presented the perfect opportunity:


Read more...

Picture Perfect!!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:55:13 PM »

Bald Eagle in Flight
1/1600th
f/5.6
ISO 160

You've got a knack for birds in flight. All of these, the eagles, the osprey, really great shots.

Jon, Thank you, you're very kind!  That's a fantastic pelican image btw!  I have had a couple White Pelican opps in the last two days but they are just a little too far out with my 100-400m on my FF.  I think they wouldn't be much better on my 7d either...  Someone gave me a lead on some nearby, so maybe tomorrow!

Thanks again for your kind words!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:48:42 AM »

Red Shouldered Hawk in Flight
2000 sec
f/5.6
ISO 400

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:44:39 AM »

Osprey~
1600 sec
f/6.3
ISO 200

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:39:07 AM »

Bald Eagle in Flight
1/1600th
f/5.6
ISO 160

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:36:19 AM »

Yellow Rumped Warbler~

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:33:07 AM »

Wood Ducks in Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:29:24 AM »

Anhinga in Flight...
1/2500 sec
f/5.6
ISO 800

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:18:02 AM »

Great Blue Heron~
In Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 07:01:49 PM »

If you want sharp + versatile + prime quality, then get 24-70 f2.8 II

Ver I or Ver II are excellent!

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 06:46:41 PM »

I was so happy to replace my old sigma 24-70 (2003 model, heavy as a 6 pack of beer) with the canon 24-105. The 24-105 was lighter to carry everywhere. But now the picture quality is not what I'm looking for. After years with it, I found its not as sharp as it can be. It works really well when I'm outside with good light. Not as well indoors without flash.

Now I'm saving for the 24-70 2.8 for replacement and will sell the 24-105.

Could be time for a quick MFA adjustment and perhaps it will be back to sharp as always!  Sounds like it's been a great lens for you, that might just do the trick!